Full Description
With its friendly, step-by-step format, the Third Edition of Becoming an Academic Writer helps readers improve their writing by engaging in deep, deliberate, and daily practice. Author Patricia Goodson designed this book for anyone in an academic setting who must write to survive, from new graduate students to senior faculty. Featuring 50 exercises, this practical and flexible self-paced guide is organized so readers can either work through the exercises in order, or focus on the specific areas where they need additional practice. The Third Edition features an expanded unit on how to manage the reading required for any writing project - a strategy to help writers avoid getting bogged down in this crucial step. Updated material, alongside testimonials from students and readers, new appendices on topics such as processing reviewer feedback, and new "Research Shows" boxes help readers address important hurdles to developing a lower-stress, sustainable writing habit.
Contents
Chapter 1. Get Ready to Practice
The POWER Model
Practicing Academic Writing
Note to the Third Edition
Chapter 1—Main Points in One Page
Notes
Part I. Practice Becoming a Productive Academic Writer
Chapter 2. Establish and Maintain the "Write" Habit
Think About It...
Seeing Yourself as a Writer
Chapter 2—Main Points in One Page
Notes
Chapter 3. Practice Building Academic Vocabulary
Think About It...
Alternative
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Chapter Three—Main Points in One Page
Chapter 4. Polish the Grammar
Think About It...
Online Sources
Chapter Four—Main Points in One Page
Chapter 5. Get Feedback
Think About It...
Online Sources
Chapter Five—Main Points in One Page
Chapter 6. Edit and Proofread
Think About It...
Online Sources
Chapter Six—Main Points in One Page
Note
Part II. Practice Writing Introductions, Methods, Results/Findings, and Discussions
Chapter 7. Exercises for Writing Introductions & Purpose Statements
Think About It...
Online Sources
Chapter Seven—Main Points in One Page
Notes
Chapter 8. Exercises for Writing the Methods Section
Think About It...
Online Sources
Chapter Eight—Main Points in One Page
Chapter 9. Exercises for Writing the Results/Findings Section
Think About It...
Online Sources
Chapter 9—Main Points in One Page
Chapter 10. Exercises for Writing the Discussion or Conclusion Section
Think About It...
Chapter Ten—Main Points in One Page
Notes
Chapter 11. Exercise for Writing Abstracts
Think About It...
Chapter 11—Main Points in One Page
Chapter 12. Reading-&-Writing: How to Stop Making the Literature Review an Excuse For Not Writing
Think About It...
Conversing With the Text
Systems for Reading and Organizing the Reviewed Literature
Read and Write Simultaneously: The Matrix Method
Identify the Purpose for Reading
Remember: Always Read with a Well-Defined Purpose
The Matrix and Your Writing
Reality Check
Chapter Twelve—Main Points in One Page
Note
